A group of artists are tapping into memories to present a different view of Iran, including Persian pop and psychedelia. Rahul Verma finds out what inspires them.
A blast from the past ...
Iman Maleki ایمان ملکی Iman Maleki nació en 1976 en Teherán. Ha estado fascinado por el arte de la pintura desde niño. A los 15 ...
There was a time when the southwestern Iranian city of Abadan drew in immigrants from all over the world, and when its place as an oil city and harbinger of modernity seemed unmatched in the region. Today these memories often obscure the price paid for the construction of this cosmopolitan entrepôt. This piece is the second part in a series exploring how Abadan is imagined in Iran today.View Post
Photos taken in Iran before the 1979 Islamic Revolution, which saw the ousting of King Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, show what the vibrant Iranian life was like in the 60s and 70s.
نمی دونم عکسم خوب شده یا نه! شما بگید... اما این و می دونم که از همه ی عکس هایی که تا حالا گرفتم، بیشتر دوستش دارم. شاید بخاطر عظمتی هست که اون موقع می دیدم. واقعا حیرت آوره هنری که داخل مسجد شیخ لطف الله بکار گرفته شده... توریست هایی که همون موقع، دیروز، اونجا بودن، همشون اشک داخل چشماشون حلقه زده بود
I'm on vacation. As I did last year, I've prepared a series of posts on historical, cultural, and linguistic topics that are not time-con...
From 1941 to 1979, Iran was ruled by King Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah. On February 11, 1979, the Islamic Revolution swept the country.
Iran, 1971
